No Nay Never
| No Nay Never | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Scat Daddy |
| Grandsire | Johannesburg |
| Dam | Cat's Eye Witness |
| Damsire | Elusive Quality |
| Sex | Colt |
| Foaled | 1 March 2011 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Dark Bay or Brown |
| Breeder | Jayne Doi Johnson & David Sparrow |
| Owner | Ice Wine Stables Magnier, Tabor & Smith et al |
| Trainer | Wesley Ward |
| Record | 6:4-2-0 |
| Major wins | |
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Norfolk Stakes (2013) Prix Morny (2013) Woodford Stakes (2014) |
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No Nay Never (foaled 1 March 2011) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. As a two-year-old he was unbeaten in three races and was best known for his exploits in Europe where he won the Norfolk Stakes at Royal Ascot in England and the Prix Morny in France. He was noted for his exceptional size and his speed over sprint distances and was rated one of the best juvenile colts to race in Europe in 2013. As a three-year-old he won the Woodford Stakes and was narrowly beaten when favorite for the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint.
No Nay Never is an unusually large bay colt bred in Kentucky by Jayne Doi Johnson & David Sparrow. He was sired by Scat Daddy who won the Champagne Stakes in 2006 and the Florida Derby in 2007 before his racing career was ended by injury. Scat Daddy's other offspring include Daddy Long Legs and the American Oaks winner Lady of Shamrock.
As a foal in November 2011, No Nay Never was consigned by Hunter Valley Farm to the Keeneland Breeding Stock sale where he was bought for $170,000 by Chestnut Valley. The colt was returned to the sales at Keeneland in September 2012 where he was sold for $95,000 to Cromwell Bloodstock. No Nay Never entered the ownership of Ice Wine Stables and was sent into training with Wesley Ward. He usually races in a hood.
No Nay Never made his racecourse debut in a maiden race over four and a half furlongs on the synthetic Polytrack surface at Keeneland Racecourse on April 26. Ridden by Joel Rosario he started 8/10 favourite and led from the start, winning by two lengths from Solitary Ranger, with a gap of six and a half lengths back to the rest of the nine runner field.
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